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The Irish Champion Stakes (Irish: Curadh-Dhuais na hÉireann) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
The event was formerly known as the Mullion Stakes. It used to be staged in late July or early August. For a period it held Listed status. The race became known as the Ardenode Stud Stakes in the early 1980s. It was promoted to Group 3 level and switched to late October in 1984. It was subsequently called the Leopardstown Stakes.
The most recent winner of the Leopardstown version to win the Champion Hurdle in the same season was State Man in 2024. The Irish Champion Hurdle was sponsored by AIG Europe from 1993 to 2008, by Toshiba in 2009 and 2010 and by BHP Insurance from 2011 to 2019. The race has been sponsored by PCI since 2020 and is now part of the Dublin Racing ...
Stand at Leopardstown Racecourse Heading for the start with Wicklow Mountains in background Leopardstown Racecourse 53°15′57″N 6°11′21″W / 53.26583°N 6.18917°W / 53.26583; -6.18917 is a horse-racing course in Leopardstown , approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Dublin city centre, in Ireland
The race was transferred to Leopardstown in 2002. It was promoted to Group 2 status in 2003, and to Group 1 in 2004. It is now sponsored by Coolmore Stud, and its full title includes the name of Justify, a Coolmore stallion. In 2014 it was moved back a week in September to become part of a new Irish Champions Weekend fixture.
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The second meeting between Fantastic Light and Galileo was scheduled for the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown in September and was highly anticipated. [35] This time Dettori rode Fantastic Light more positively as part of an agreed Godolphin plan, [36] sending him past the Ballydoyle pacemaker to take the lead two furlongs out. Michael ...
Al Kazeem next appeared in the International Stakes at York Racecourse on 20 August. He started the 11/8 favourite, but his winning run came to an end as he was beaten into third place by Declaration of War and Trading Leather. Al Kazeem faced Trading Leather again in the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown Racecourse on 7 September.